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London to Glasgow passengers choose rail over air

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Sam Hewitt

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11th November 2019

The proportion of people travelling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level, according to Virgin Trains.
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Mid-Norfolk Railway gala showcases new sidings

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Sam Hewitt

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25th May 2019

THE Mid-Norfolk Railway’s April 5-7 diesel gala started in glorious sunshine, but the number of passengers was low. Trains ran between Dereham and Wyndham only, but a problem with the signalling installed in connection with the new storage sidings at Kimberley Park led to delays, amounting to about 40 minutes by the end of the…
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Former Alstom factory reduced to rubble at Washwood Heath

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Sam Hewitt

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6th March 2019

DEMOLITION of the former Alstom factory at Washwood Heath began in late-February. The site was previously used by Metro-Cammell, and was where the majority of Virgin ‘Pendolino’ trains were completed. Redevelopment of the site – located at the centre of the HS2 network – is in excess of 110,000 sq m, and will permit the…
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‘Pendolino’ painting at halfway mark

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Sam Hewitt

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29th December 2018

THE massive task to repaint Virgin’s fleet of 56 nine- and 11-car Class 390 ‘Pendolino’ EMUs has passed the halfway point at the beginning of November. The work is being carried out at Alstom’s recently opened Widnes modernisation facility, each ‘Pendolino’ taking two weeks to strip down and repaint. Minor repairs and defects to the…
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London to Glasgow passengers choose rail over air

Mid-Norfolk Railway gala showcases new sidings

Former Alstom factory reduced to rubble at Washwood Heath

‘Pendolino’ painting at halfway mark

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